The Guelph Police Service says a senior has staff at a downtown bank to thank for having prevented some of her savings from being taken in an apparent grandparent scam.
Investigators say an 86-year-old woman went to the bank Thursday afternoon around 2 p.m. and attempted to withdraw $6,000 from her account.
They say staff at the branch recognized what was going on and intervened, but the woman refused to believe that she was being scammed.
Get daily National news
It was not until the assistant manager notified police and an officer later arrived at the bank that the woman was convinced not to withdraw the money.
The Guelph Police Service is reminding residents to be cautious when dealing with people on the telephone, even if you believe you know who you are talking to.
- Would-be politician takes responsibility for defacing Surrey Pride crosswalk
- Toronto police charge 5 with antisemitic hate over Bathurst-Sheppard protests
- Quebec opens investigation into response of 2025 fatal police shooting of teen
- Active shooter alert issued at health clinic in northern Saskatchewan: RCMP
Some tips they are offering include:
- Never send or give money to people you are not sure you know.
- Take the time to verify the story.
- If the story involves a loved one, try to contact that person on your own or ask questions only they would be able to answer.
- Never volunteer personal information to callers.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.